S.I. No. 22/1988 - European Communities (Measuring Instruments) Regulations, 1988.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Measuring Instruments) Regulations, 1988.

2. References in the Regulations specified in the Table to this Regulation to Council Directive No. 71/316/EEC of 26 July, 1971

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shall be construed as references to that Directive as amended by Council Directive No. 83/575/EEC of 26 October, 1983

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, Council Directive No. 87/354/EEC of 25 June, 1987 and Council Directive No. 87/355/EEC of 25 June, 1987.

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OJ No. L 202/1, 6.9.71 p707.

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OJ No. L 332, 28.11.83 p43.

TABLE

European Communities (Measuring Container Bottles) Regulations, 1977 (

S.I. No. 237 of 1977

),

European Communities (Taximeters) Regulations, 1978 (

S.I. No. 315 of 1978

),

European Communities (Non-Automatic Weighing Machines) Regulations, 1979 (

S.I. No. 128 of 1979

),

European Communities (Measuring Systems for Liquids other than Water) Regulations, 1979 (

S.I. No. 173 of 1979

),

European Communities (Automatic Checkweighing and Weight Grading Machines) Regulations, 1981 (

S.I. No. 150 of 1981

),

European Communities (Hot Water Meters) Regulations, 1981 (

S.I. No. 172 of 1981

).

3. The European Communities (Measuring Instruments) Regulations, 1973 (

S.I. No. 67 of 1973

), are hereby amended—

(

a

) in Schedule 1, by the substitution, in paragraph 1. 1.1. 1.1.1.(

a

), of "IRL for Ireland" for "IR for Ireland" and the insertion after "Netherlands" of, "E for Spain, El for Greece and P for Portugal," and

(

b

) in Schedule 2, by the substitution in paragraph 1 (i) of "IRL for Ireland" for "IR for Ireland" and the insertion after "Netherlands" of, "E for Spain, El for Greece and P for Portugal".

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 5th day of February, 1988.

ALBERT REYNOLDS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulation are made to give effect to Council Directive No. 87/354/EEC and Council Directive No. 87/355/EEC. Directive No. 87/354/EEC amends in respect of Greece the letters used on measuring instruments to distinguish Member States.

Directive No. 87/355/EEC sets out the drawings to be used for the distinguishing letters for Spain, Greece, Portugal and Ireland and replaces the distinguishing letters IR for Ireland by IRL.

S.I. No. 22 of 1988.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (MEASURING INSTRUMENTS) REGULATIONS, 1988.

I, ALBERT REYNOLDS, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 3

of the

European Communities Act, 1972

(No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive No. 87/354/EEC of 25 June, 1987

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and Council Directive 87/355/EEC of 25 June, 1987

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, hereby make the following Regulations.

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OJ No. L192, 11.7.87 p43.

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OJ No. L 192, 11.7.87 p46.